Minor Details: Games of September 8

The Blue Wahoos are out, but the Kernels stay alive.

BILOXI 8, PENSACOLA 4 IN BILOXI

The Blue Wahoos had leads of 3-2 and 4-3, but the Shuckers scored five in the eighth to take the game and the series.  Ryan Jeffers was 3-for-4 with a home run (his second of the playoffs) and two runs.  Royce Lewis was 3-for-5.  Bryan Sammons struck out five in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk.

Pensacola loses the series 3-2 and its season comes to an end.

CEDAR RAPIDS 3, CLINTON 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Kernels trailed 2-1 going to the bottom of the ninth, but an error and three singles plated two runs and kept Cedar Rapids alive in the playoffs.  Tyler Webb brought home the tying run and DaShawn Keirsey brought home the deciding run.  Webb was 3-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Keirsey was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Kody Funderburk struck out five in 3.1 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks.  Dylan Thomas struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Rickey Ramirez struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Cedar Rapids ties the best-of-three series 1-1.

TODAY'S TILT

6:35  Clinton at Cedar Rapids